Disguised? At one point in the 1990's the best fiction on TV in Canada was a series of Beer Commercials (Damn, I miss Jaques and William, so very well written)
-Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > Of the good 10% half is simply disguised commercials. > > Adam Maas wrote: >> Frankly, 90% of what's on TV today is crap. The other 10% is merely bad. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> >>> Who says the programs are shit? There is TONS >>> of great HD programs now like MOVIES, All primetime TV shows, >>> and SPORTS. I am a big movie buff and when I >>> see my favorite films in HD for the first time >>> it's mindblowingly way more enjoyable compared to what I have been >>> seeing over the last 40 years. I get HBO-HD, >>> SHOWTIME-HD,HDNET Movies, and CINENAX-HD, and between all those >>> and my HD-DVR to capture them and play at my >>> leisure, I have more great movies to watch >>> than I have time to watch them and I watch >>> A LOT. SWITCH to HDTV immediately, it's not just a TV, >>> its true home theater. Trust me you will not regret it, >>> the only regret you will have is why you didnt >>> switch earlier? WHY WHY WHY would you still want >>> to watch crappy crappy old ntsc TV in 2006? It makes no sense >>> especially when you consider how many thousands and thousands >>> of hours of use you get out of a set for so little cost. >>> jco >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> Bob W >>> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:53 PM >>> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >>> Subject: RE: It's snowing in hell --OT >>> >>> >>> The technology can be as whizz-bang as you like, but if the programmes >>> are shit, what's the point? >>> >>> -- >>> Bob (the only thing I watch is Strictly Come Dancing) >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>> Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell >>>> Sent: 17 December 2006 17:53 >>>> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >>>> Subject: RE: It's snowing in hell --OT >>>> >>>> My God, this is the HDTV era for 8 years >>>> already! Get yourself >>>> a good HDTV and get free DVDS ( they look >>>> way better on a progressive scan HDTV >>>> than any analog 4x3 set can ) from the >>>> library. You dont know what you're missing, >>>> especailly if you can appreciate good >>>> imaging/cinematography and being a photographer already kinda proves >>>> that. jco >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>> Behalf Of >>>> graywolf >>>> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:16 PM >>>> To: PDML >>>> Subject: It's snowing in hell --OT >>>> >>>> >>>> Graywolf got a new pet, a television. There it was sitting in >>>> the thrift >>>> >>>> store looking all sad and abandoned, so he paid $15 + tax to >>>> spring it. >>>> It sulked at first shutting itself off after less than an hour, and >>>> graywolf thought he was going to have to turn it out on the >>>> streets. But >>>> >>>> a thorough cleaning, wasn't filthy but 25 years of dust on >>>> its circuit >>>> boards mostly came off and a night to get used to its new >>>> home, and it >>>> seems to be working nicely. >>>> >>>> Like any new pet graywolf is going to have to buy it some things, a >>>> remote, and a longer cable as the one he has is not long enough to >>>> tether it to the splitter and he has to change back and forth >>>> between it >>>> >>>> and the modem in the mean time. And later a VCR so graywolf can >>>> >>> watch >>> >>>> movies from the local public library. Maybe an upgrade in >>>> cable service. >>>> >>>> This could be a very expensive pet. >>>> >>>> OH? The breed? Magnavox 27in stereo console. By its tag it was born >>>> early in 1983 and cost $539.97 ($849.95 list). Does that make it an >>>> antique, or just an old TV? >>>> >>>> One would think the thing would take up a lot of space, but actually >>>> >>>> instead of taking up space it provides a table to place >>>> things like the >>>> DVD player and the Epson printer on. >>>> >>>> Anyway as the subject line implies graywolf buying a TV is a >>>> very rare >>>> occurrence, it has only happened twice in 63 years. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
